Hair-waver.



PATENTED JUNE 7, 1904.

M. s. MoINTIRE.

HAIR WAVER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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MATHILDE S. M INTIRE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

HAIR-WAVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 762,246, dated June'7, 1904. Application filed May 12, 1903. Serial No. 156,777. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, MATHILDE S.McIN'r1EE,"

a citizen of the United States, residing at WVashingtou city, in theDistrict of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Hair-Wavers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to a novel device for producing artificial waves inthe hair, and especially designed for use by women in dressing theirhair to give the effect of graceful and uniform convolutions orundulating curves thereto in contradistinction to what are commonlyknown as crimps.

The crimping-pins or other devices as at present used produce acondition of the hair which is at once recognized as the result ofartificial means for changing the natural conditions and produce aneffect which is neither graceful nor natural in appearance.

My invention has for its object to provide a device the use of whichwill produce uniform, graceful,and natural waves or undulatinglines inthe hair and which shall be simple and economic of construction, readilyand effectively applied to its use, and expeditiously and securelymaintained in proper relation to the head of the user.

WVith this object in view my invention consists in the details ofconstruction and arrangementhereinafter more full y described andspecifically claimed.

In order thatthe construction and operation of my improved device may bereadily understood and the manner of applying or using the same may becomprehended, I will proceed to describe the same, referring by numeralsto the accompanying drawings. in which- Figure 1 is a profile view of awomans head with one of my improved devices secured in position upon thehead to produce the wavy condition of the hair for which it is adapted.Fig. 2 is a full-size plan view of the device exposing that side whichis adapted to lie adjacent to the head of the user. Fig. 3 is across-section taken onthe line m m of Fig. 2,

and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section taken on the line y y of Fig. 2.

Similar reference numerals indicate like parts in the several figures ofthe drawings.

1 is what I denominate the spine or body, from which projectoppositely-disposed teeth or projections 2 any suitable distance apartand of such length as to accommodate or receive a suitable quantity orlock of hair to be operated upon. The teeth or projections on one sideare preferably so disposed relatively to those on the opposite side, asclearly shown at Fig. 2, that the teeth on each side shall be oppositethe middle portion of the space between the teeth on the opposite side,so that the user of the device can readily weave alternately around theteeth or projections on both sides of the spine or body, as clearlyindicated at Fig. 1.

In the use of my improved device the lock of hair to be operated upon isdisposed upon the device by first passing it under the front end of thedevice, thence upwardly over the.

spine or body and over and behind the first upwardly extending tooth orprojection, thence outwardly and downwardly across the spine or body,thence over and behind the first tooth or projection on the lower side,thence outwardly and upward across the body or spine, and thence overand behind the second upwardly-extending tooth or projection, and so onuntil it has been passed over and under the final tooth on the underside, when it is coiled or twisted one or more times around the rear endof the spine or body, whereupon an ordinary or other hair-pin 3 is firstpassed through suitable clips or other retaining devices 4. on the innerside of the front end of the device, thence through the main body of thehair of the user, and finally through clips or retaining devices 5 atthe rear end of the device, thus not only securing the device in fixedrelation with the head of the user, but also securely holding the finalconvolutions of the lock of hair to be treated and preventing theaccidental unwinding of the same, and therefore also preventing anyslacking movement of the hair upon the teeth or projections 2.

The spine or body 1 is made convex on the outer side and correspondinglyconcave on the opposite or inner side. This convexity of the spine orbody tends to lead the hair in gradual and graceful lines over andbehind the teeth or projections 2 and to produce transverse waves.

To facilitate the location of the hair behind or on the inner side ofthe teeth or projections 2, the said teeth are curved outwardly, asclearly shown at Fig. 3,

The inner concave form of the inner side of the spine or body 1 not onlytends to lightness of the structure, but also provides a space withinwhich the pin or securing device may move and be located under the clipsor retaining devices 4: and 5.

To avoid the possibility of cutting or breaking the hair, the teeth orprojections 2 are elliptical or round in cross-section and at theirpoints of juncture with the spine or body, and to avoid abrupt anglesthey terminate in curved lines, as clearly shown.

The structure throughout is preferably such as to avoid all liability ofbreaking or cutting the hair or any obstruction to the readymanipulation and location of the hair in proper position upon thedevice.

In the manufacture of my improved device I propose making the same ofshelline, hard rubber, celluloid, or such other material as is usuallyemployed in the manufacture of ladies combs, hair-pins, and otherdevices used in the hair; but I, of course, do not wish to be confinedto the use of any special material.

The clips or retaining devices t and 5 for the securing hair-pin 3 maybe made integral with the spine or body 1, or they may be madeindependently thereof and secured thereto in any suitable manner. In theaccompanying drawings 1 have shown them as integral with the spine orbody and with an opening or space between their adjacent edges, so thatthe securing-pin may be located therein by compressing the free ends ofthe pin and passing the same through the space referred to and thenpermitting the legs of the pin to spring into position in an obviousmanner.- While I have shown these pin-retaining clips as located at eachend only, other and intermediate clips may be provided, and instead offorming them with an open space between their adjacent edges they may beso constructed that the pin may be located therein by a longitudinalmovement of said pin.

WVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device for producing artificial waves in the hair consisting of anuninterrupted central spine or body with oppositely-projecting teeth orprojections, in combination with independent means for securing the hairin fixed relation with the device and also securing the device in fixedrelation with the head of the user, substantially as set forth.

2. In a device such as described the spine or body provided with teethor projections on each edge, and having one of the sides convex incross-section and thereby adapted to produce waves transverse to thewaves produced by the teeth or projections, substantially as set forth.

3. In a device such as described the spine or body convave incross-section and provided with retaining devices for a securing pinadapted to be located longitudinally within the concave of the spine orbody, substantially as set forth.

4. In a device such as described, the laterally-disposed teeth orprojections on opposite sides of and curved outwardly from the spine orbody, whereby the waving of the hair around said teeth or projections isfacilitated, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MATHILDE S. MOINTIRE. WVitnesses:

MARiE Z. MOINTIRE, FLORENCE E. WI-IIPPLE.

